Swingletree-hook.



L.J.BBARD. SWINGLETREE HOOK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1909.

I 960,784. Patented June7,1910.

Swiwntoz Witnesses UNITED STA'WEN one.

LEWIS J". IBEARD,YOF VERNA, MISSISSIPPI.

SWING-LETREE-HOOK. 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June "3, 1910.

' l Application filed June 21, 1909. Serial No. 503,448.

To all whom 'it may concern;

Be it known that I, LEWIS J. BEA lama citizen of the United States,residing at and use the same.

Verna, in the county of Lawrence, Stateof Mississippi, have inventedcertain newv and useful Improvements in Swin let-ree-Hooks;'

and I do hereby declare the ollowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make to swingle tree provide. an 1m- Thisinvention relates hooks andcits object is to proved form of hook of thischaracter so arranged that the trace chains cannot he accidentallydetached therefrom. 1

Another ob 'ect of the invention is toprovide such: a hook constructedof a single member so that the use ofjoints and springs is obviated.

With the above and other'objects in view the invention consists of aswingle tree hook formed in a novel manner from a. single illustratedin' the accompanying drawings,

and specifically set forth in the claim.

1 other parts.

length of rod.

The inventlon further consists in certain novel details of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and :Figure 1 is a side elevation showingthe improved hook in engagement with a swingle tree iron. and the ringat the end of the trace chain. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3is an end elevation of the hook removed from the The numeral 10indicates a swingle tree iron and at 11 is shown the ring of a tracechain. I

The improved hook consists of a single length of rod bent intermediateits ends to form an eye 12, one part of the rod being crossed over theother as can readily be seen from an inspection of the figures.

These crossed ortions are then curved.- to

lie substantial y parallel and with theirv extremities just about thediameter of the -material from which the ring is made apart.

The endsof these portions arespread apart vertically as can be seen froman inspection of Fig. 1, and these ends are then rebent to formspiral-hooks 13 and 14,- the opening of one hook being directed oppositeto the opening of the other hook.

- In the operation-of the device when it is desired to attach a tracechain to the hook the ring of the chain is turned so as to pass into thespace between the hooks 13 and 14 until it is positioned behind thesehooks. It is then turned down over one of the hooks,

brought forward into the said hook, twisted to pass, between the bodyand the end of the -.other hook and brought down to a horizontalposition.

. is claimed as new, is

A swingle .tree hook comprising a single length of rod bent-at themiddle to form an eye and having its ends spaced apart t o form a pairof oppositel dlrected s 1r1- form members, each of said members aving asingle convolutlon wltli 1t's ends spaced from the body to admitthepassage of a' trace chain ring.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

LEWIS J. BEARD.

Witnesses:

. LUTHER W. REEVES,

. S. A. WILLIAMS.

